Blue Is the Warmest Colour will not qualify for foreign language Oscar
Palme d'Or-winning film ineligible for award as it will be released too late in native France
Iranian film-maker Mania Akbari: ‘Cinema threatens the government’
Cancer, arrests and exile from Tehran haven't stopped Mania Akbari from making her politicised, potent films. Tom Seymour meets Iran's iron lady
Les Invisibles – review
A documentary about gay people's lives in France is both moving and revealing, writes Philip French
The Deep – review
Philip French enjoys a downbeat reconstruction of an Icelandic boating tragedy
Chronicle of a Summer
Philip French's classic DVD: Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin's experiment in cinéma vérité offers up an intriguing snapshot of 1960 Paris
Blancanieves – review
A young woman is adopted by bullfighters in this charming cross between Snow White and Carmen, writes Philip French
Play – review
A portrait of the tensions between black and white teenagers in Gothenburg leaves Philip French feeling uneasy
Nicolas Winding Refn: I am a pornographer
Only God Forgives, the Danish director's follow-up to Drive, is even more violent. Is he revelling in sexual brutality? Interview by Andrew Anthony
Les Invisibles – review
The gay rights movement in France as experienced by its (now-elderly) footsoldiers is here given a respectful account, writes Xan Brooks
The Deep – review
The mystery of an Icelandic man who survived icy seas for six hours makes for an intriguing drama, writes Peter Bradshaw
Play – review
Based on a real-life case of bullying, this film's cat-and-mouse game sparked debate in Sweden for its powerful message, writes Henry Barnes
The Wall – review
Marlen Haushofer's 60s feminist allegory is transferred to the big screen with mixed results, writes Catherine Shoard
Out in the Dark – review
The Gaza Strip is the setting for this gay romance turned thriller, writes Catherine Shoard
Paradise: Faith – review
The second in Ulrich Seidl's trilogy about women seeking self-fulfilment is kinky and grimly humorous, writes Catherine Shoard